AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coal Creek Open Space

Green Mill Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 48 min

Green Mill Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Coal Creek Open Space near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,174 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03982, -105.03568
Nearest town Erie, CO
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Green Mill Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 48 min

Elevation 5,070–5,175 ft

Out & Back · Coal Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 40.03982, -105.03568

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Green Mill Road, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tracks Berm Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Sunset Ridge Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Erie Forest Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-mill-road-out-back-4-km-1653

Trail surface

24% dirt9% paved67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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